<p>Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has issued guidelines for trial courts to follow in bail proceedings when an accused is involved in multiple cases.</p>.<p>Justice S Vishwajith Shetty ruled that an accused produced under body warrant and remanded in custody in the second case must seek regular bail.</p>.<p>If the court remands an accused produced in a second case on body warrant to judicial custody in the original case and he is enlarged on bail in the original case, he has to be released and cannot be detained merely for the reason that body warrant was issued in the second case, the judge said. </p>.It's for legislature to amend Atrocity Act to condone delay over appeal: Karnataka High Court.<p>“If the accused who is produced under body warrant in the second case is remanded to judicial custody in the said case, even if the said accused is enlarged on bail in the original case, the jail authorities cannot release him from jail without any release order in the second case from the competent court,” Justice Shetty said.</p>.<p>In the case at hand, two individuals named Jeevan M and Asha G were enlarged on bail in the criminal case registered at the Tavarekere police station, Bengaluru, for offences under BNS sections 309(6), 329(4), 126(2) and 311. They were produced under body warrant in the second case registered at the Madanayakanahalli police station.</p>.<p>They were remanded in police custody in the second case and subsequently remanded in judicial custody in the original case. </p>.<p>After the charge sheet was filed in the second case, they filed bail applications seeking regular bail, which was later withdrawn. </p>.<p>Justice Shetty said that the bail petition filed by the petitioners in the second case was not maintainable as they were not arrested or remanded in the second case. </p>.<p>“Therefore, without approaching the trial court, the petitioners could not have approached this court under Section 439 of Cr.PC. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh bail application before the trial court in S.C.No.9/2025 (second case). If such a bail application is filed, the same shall be considered on merits and disposed of, as expeditiously as possible,” the court said.</p>.<p>Quote - </p>.<p>Justice S Vishwajith Shetty</p>.<p>“If the accused who is produced under body warrant in the second case is remanded to judicial custody in the said case even if the said accused is enlarged on bail in the original case the jail authorities cannot release him from jail without any release order in the second case from the competent court.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has issued guidelines for trial courts to follow in bail proceedings when an accused is involved in multiple cases.</p>.<p>Justice S Vishwajith Shetty ruled that an accused produced under body warrant and remanded in custody in the second case must seek regular bail.</p>.<p>If the court remands an accused produced in a second case on body warrant to judicial custody in the original case and he is enlarged on bail in the original case, he has to be released and cannot be detained merely for the reason that body warrant was issued in the second case, the judge said. </p>.It's for legislature to amend Atrocity Act to condone delay over appeal: Karnataka High Court.<p>“If the accused who is produced under body warrant in the second case is remanded to judicial custody in the said case, even if the said accused is enlarged on bail in the original case, the jail authorities cannot release him from jail without any release order in the second case from the competent court,” Justice Shetty said.</p>.<p>In the case at hand, two individuals named Jeevan M and Asha G were enlarged on bail in the criminal case registered at the Tavarekere police station, Bengaluru, for offences under BNS sections 309(6), 329(4), 126(2) and 311. They were produced under body warrant in the second case registered at the Madanayakanahalli police station.</p>.<p>They were remanded in police custody in the second case and subsequently remanded in judicial custody in the original case. </p>.<p>After the charge sheet was filed in the second case, they filed bail applications seeking regular bail, which was later withdrawn. </p>.<p>Justice Shetty said that the bail petition filed by the petitioners in the second case was not maintainable as they were not arrested or remanded in the second case. </p>.<p>“Therefore, without approaching the trial court, the petitioners could not have approached this court under Section 439 of Cr.PC. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh bail application before the trial court in S.C.No.9/2025 (second case). If such a bail application is filed, the same shall be considered on merits and disposed of, as expeditiously as possible,” the court said.</p>.<p>Quote - </p>.<p>Justice S Vishwajith Shetty</p>.<p>“If the accused who is produced under body warrant in the second case is remanded to judicial custody in the said case even if the said accused is enlarged on bail in the original case the jail authorities cannot release him from jail without any release order in the second case from the competent court.</p>